(SER /ESTAR)

I am Donald.

I am Daisy.

I am Minnie.

I am Mickey.

I am Goofy.

We are friends.

O verbo To Be corresponde a dois verbos portugueses:

SER She is beautiful. (Ela é bonita.) ESTAR She is at school. (Ela está na escola. )

Identificar I am Jack.

Dizer a idade

I am ten years old.

Dizer a nacionalidade

I am Portuguese.

Dizer de onde se é I am from Portugal.

Dizer a morada

My address is 18, South Road.

Dizer o número de telefone

My phone number is 277451.

Dizer a profissão

I am a student.

Dizer onde estás

I am at home.

Dizer como se está I am very well.

Dizer como se é I am tall and slim.

O verbo to be serve para:

O verbo to be conjuga-se utilizando:

Só se usa com I .

(1.ª pessoa do singular).

I am Donald.

Usa-se com

HE, SHE, IT ou um nome no singular.

(3.ª pessoa do singular).

He is Mickey.

She is Daisy.

It is Pluto.

Pluto is a dog.

The dog is Pluto.

Usa-se com

WE, YOU, THEY ou sempre que o sujeito

esteja no plural.(2.ª pessoa do singular e todas as do plural)

You are Goofy.

You are Boast.You’re my cousin.

You are Chip. You’re Dale.

We are brothers.

We are Mickey and Donald.

We’re friends.

Here you are… Chip and Dale.

They are Huey,

Dewey and Louie.

Mickey and Minnie are my friends.

Chip and Dale are squirrels.

The books are mine.

They are mine.

I amYou areHeShe ItWeYouThey

is

are

I’mYou’reHe’sShe’s It’sWe’reYou’reThey’re

Para formar a negativa basta juntar NOT, depois do verbo:

I am not Rita.

He is not Portuguese.

They are not teachers.

I’m not Rita.

He isn’t Portuguese.

They aren’t teachers.

Também podes utilizar a forma contraída:

I´m notYou aren’tHeShe ItWeYouThey

isn´t

aren´t

I am notYou are notHeSheItWeYouThey

is not

are not

Agora, repara como se constrói a interrogativa:

He is

Is he?

They are

Are they?

Como vês, basta trocar a ordem entre o pronome

pessoal/sujeito e o verbo, mantendo o resto da frase na

mesma posição.

Am I ?Are you?

He ?

She ? It ?

We ? You ? They ?

Is

Are

Yes, I am.

No, I’m not.

Yes, he is.

No, he isn’t.

Yes, they are.

No, they aren’t.

Yes, you are.

No, you aren’t.

Am I ?

Are you?

He ?

She ? It ?

We ? You ? They ?

Is

Are

Yes, I am.No, I’m not.

Yes, he/she/it is.No, he/she/it

isn’t.

Yes, they are.No, they aren’t.

Yes, you are.No, you aren’t.